RyanRs Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 (edited) Can someone please confirm me of this please, as i wil buy a new 26" frame soon, and it will make up my mind of which one to get...Does the High BB Long Pitbull , ride pritty much the same as the Short GU frame? i ask as i really would like a GU, but i have been hearing that its nasty to ride.. and my mate has got a High BB Pitbull, which is exactly the same geo(same stays,headset angle etcetc) , except the bb is 10mm lower....would 10mm extra rise over 50mm really be that noticable?is the GU horrible for front wheel taps?and what one is generally stronger?Mabe you could all vote for what frame is preferd...thanx Edited May 25, 2006 by RyanRs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom tom Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 tom tom make 2:2 yaytom tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 tom tom make 2:2 yaytom tomwhy do you refer to yourself in the 3rd person?charel is bemused by this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synergy Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 why do you refer to yourself in the 3rd person?charel is bemused by this.charel is not the only one.michael struggles to understand why there is such a difference between the frames eg short 1 or long other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom tom Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 why do you refer to yourself in the 3rd person?charel is bemused by this.charel is not the only one.michael struggles to understand why there is such a difference between the frames eg short 1 or long other.no one else talks about me (nicely) so i have to do ittom tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 thats quite Extremely sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanRs Posted May 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 So is anyone actually going to make a post that will help answer my question? i posted on the members area to avoid posts like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planet-x-boy Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 I have a long GU and it is perfect. I woulndnt personally get the short GU as it would feel short as hell. GU and Pitbulls are about the same strength and weight but goming from what i feel about the two i would say the GU for sure.Hope this helps.Brett.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 whats your current frame? in theory a shorter bike with a higher bb will be the biggest difference and thus will be a bit harder to adapt, and you will need a new stem to boot. having ridden both the GU and Pitbull i'd say go for the zoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanRs Posted May 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 im cummin from a orange Zero.... short as a bloomin BMX... but i Can ride it, if you get what i mean.. but the longer / higher bb bike i ride, the more i like it and get along with it... the longest + highest bb being a Toxin.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 (edited) You looked at an Echo Control? There a really nice frame? I'm sure somebody in the forsale/wanted section is selling one for £140 and there also a "NEW!" Adamant A2, which I would get if I had the money. I have an Echo Control '04 it is really nice. before that I had a Saracen mad and there loads different. The BB rise is about 15-20mm and thats good enough for me. Just a idea for you! If you wont something with a higher BB look at the HIFI?...Matt Edited May 25, 2006 by Matt Gibson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 I far more prefer stock bikes with low bb and short wheelbase, they aren't shit to ride. Voted ZOO because it's got a lower BB and I've seen how poor quality the GU are. Theoretically the ZOO are made by the same people, but I haven't seen poor workmanship on them yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planet-x-boy Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 I far more prefer stock bikes with low bb and short wheelbase, they aren't shit to ride. Voted ZOO because it's got a lower BB and I've seen how poor quality the GU are. Theoretically the ZOO are made by the same people, but I haven't seen poor workmanship on them yet.How are the GU's bad quality? My GU is perfect, all the welding is spot on and everything fits perfect. I dont get what you mean by that.Get the GU Brett..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 Having ridden both for quite long periods in short-term bike swaps, I'd definitely have to say I prefer the GU. Both had same Zoo bar and high Echo stem combos, so its a fair comparison. The GU was a bit easier to manual/bunnyhop (something which I strangely find difficult on my short Python), and the Pitbull seemed a bit better for gapping. But I liked the GU more still, both were long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 How are the GU's bad quality? My GU is perfect, all the welding is spot on and everything fits perfect. I dont get what you mean by that. Had two 20" Typhoons, in the first frame (long) the welds were awful and crooked (far worse than my Python to which I compared it to) and the second one's (short) top tube was not inline with the bottom one. It was badly offset. Maybe I was out of luck though. Not that the frames rode badly or so, they were great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 high bb long shit, or high bb short shit. what a choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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